2020 Puerto Rican general election (Redirected from Puerto Rican general election, 2020)
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The 2020 Puerto Rican general elections was held on November 3, 2020 to elect the officials of the Puerto Rican government who will serve from January 2021 to January 2025, most notably the position of Governor and Resident Commissioner. In addition, there was also a non-binding status referendum to ask voters if Puerto Rico should become the 51st state of the Union.
Pedro Pierluisi and Jenniffer González won the Governor and Resident Commissioner race, respectively. Pierluisi was elected Governor of Puerto Rico with the lowest percentage of votes ever for a winner. The Yes option won the status referendum, making it the third time the option of Statehood won.
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Final candidates
Governor
The nominees for the position of Governor of Puerto Rico are:
- Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia, New Progressive Party (PNP/D)
- Carlos Delgado Altieri, Popular Democratic Party (PPD/I)
- Juan Dalmau Ramírez, Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP)
- Alexandra Lúgaro Aponte, Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC)
- César Vázquez Muñiz, Project Dignity (PD)
- Eliezer Molina Pérez, Independent candidate
Resident Commissioner
The nominees for the position of Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico are (bold denotes incumbent candidate):
- Jenniffer González Colón, New Progressive Party (PNP/R)
- Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Popular Democratic Party (PPD/D)
- Luis Roberto Piñero, Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP)
- Zayira Jordán Conde, Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC)
- Ada Norah Henriquez, Project Dignity (PD)
Senate
At-large
The ballot features candidates from five different parties and one independent candidate (bold denotes incumbent candidates).
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House of Representatives
At-large
The ballot features candidates from five different parties (bold denotes incumbent candidates).
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District
The ballot features candidates from five different parties and several independent candidates (bold denotes incumbent candidates).
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Referendum
This referendum asked one yes-or-no question:
"¿Debe Puerto Rico ser admitido inmediatamente dentro de la Unión como un Estado?" (Should Puerto Rico be admitted immediately into the Union as a State?)
There were 655,505 votes in favor of statehood (52.52%) and 592,671 votes opposed (47.48%). The referendum was non-binding, as the power to grant statehood lies with the United States Congress.
Polling
Governorship
Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin
of error |
Pedro Pierluisi (PNP-D) | Charlie Delgado (PPD) | Juan Dalmau (PIP) | Alexandra Lúgaro (MVC) | César Vázquez (PD) | Other | Undecided |
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Radio Isla/Jorge Benítez | October 12–17, 2020 | 676 (RV) | ± 3.16% | 31.5% | 35% | 14% | 11.5% | 1% | 1% | 5% |
Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | October 13–15, 2020 | 809 (RV) | – | 31% | 26% | 8% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 19% |
Gaither International/El Vocero | September 21 – October 6, 2020 | 2,401 (A) | ± 2% | 27% | 24% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 6% | 23% |
El Nuevo Día | September 19–23, 2020 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.1% | 38% | 37% | 6% | 13% | 1% | 2% | 5% |
Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | September 14–18, 2020 | 803 (RV) | — | 29% | 27% | 6% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 17% |
Becaon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | July 20–26, 2020 | 802 (V) | – | 26% | 24% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 18% | 16% |
El Nuevo Día | February 21–25, 2020 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.1% | 40% | 19% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 18% | 6% |
Resident Commissioner
Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin
of error |
Jenniffer González (PNP-R) | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (PPD-D) | Luis Roberto Piñero (PIP) | Zayira Jordán Conde (MVC) | Ada Norah Henriquez (PD) | Other | Undecided |
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Gaither International/El Vocero | September 21 – October 6, 2020 | 2,401 (A) | ± 2% | 44% | 16% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 5% |
El Nuevo Día[1] | September 19–23, 2020 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.1% | 43% | 33% | 6% | 11% | 1% | 1% | 5% |
Becaon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | September 14–18, 2020 | 803 (V) | – | 51% | 18% | – | 7% | 3% | 8% | 13% |
Radio Isla/Jorge Benítez | July 28–August 3, 2020 | 983 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 40% | 34% | 6% | 8% | 3% | – | 9% |
Becaon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | July 20–26, 2020 | 802 (V) | – | 50% | 21% | – | 4% | 2% | 10% | 12% |
San Juan Mayoralty
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Rossana Lopez (PPD) |
Miguel Romero (PNP) |
Manuel Natal (MVC) |
Adrian Gonzalez (PIP) |
Nelson Rosario (PD) |
Other | Undecided |
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Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | October 13–15, 2020 | 258 (RV) | – | 26% | 37% | 10% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 23% |
Gaither International/El Vocero | October 1–7, 2020 | 500 (V) | ± 4% | 17% | 38% | 18% | 2% | 1% | – | 24% |
Referendum
Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin
of error |
Yes | No | Other /
Undecided |
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Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | September 14–18, 2020 | 803 (V) | ± 3.5% | 53% | 35% | 12% |
Beacon Research/Puerto Rico Herald | July 20–26, 2020 | 802 (V) | ± 3.5% | 54% | 33% | 14% |
Results
Governorship
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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PNP | Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia | 427,016 | 33.24% | 8.56 | ||
PPD | Carlos Delgado Altieri | 407,817 | 31.75% | 7.12 | ||
Citizen's Victory Movement | Alexandra Lúgaro Aponte | 179,265 | 13.95% | 2.82 | ||
PIP | Juan Dalmau Ramírez | 174,402 | 13.58% | 11.45 | ||
Project Dignity | César Vázquez Muñiz | 87,379 | 6.80% | N/A | ||
Independent | Eliezer Molina Pérez | 8,751 | 0.68% | N/A | ||
Write-in | 3,115 | 0.24% | N/A | |||
Total votes | 1,287,745 | 100.00% | ||||
Turnout | 1,296,169 | 55.02% | 0.43 | |||
Registered electors | 2,355,894 | |||||
PNP hold | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
The gubernatorial election was won by Former Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi (PNP/D), narrowly defeating Isabela Mayor Carlos Delgado (PPD/I). The margin of victory was of 1.49%, making it the third closest election in the last 20 years, the former being the 2004 election (0.18%) and the 2012 election (0.7%). In a surprising turn of events, all five parties remained registered, including the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) which had failed to remain registered in the last 4 elections.
Resident Commissioner
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PNP | Jenniffer González (incumbent) | 512,697 | 41.18% | 7.59 | |
PPD | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá | 400,412 | 32.16% | 15.09 | |
Citizen's Victory Movement | Zayira Jordán Conde | 157,679 | 12.66% | N/A | |
Project Dignity | Ada Norah Henriquez | 95,873 | 7.70% | N/A | |
PIP | Luis Roberto Piñero | 78,503 | 6.30% | 3.61 | |
Majority | 112,285 | 9.02% | 7.50 | ||
Turnout | 1,296,169 | 55.02% | 0.06 | ||
Registered electors | 2,355,894 | ||||
PNP hold | |||||
Republican hold |
The Resident Commissioner election was won by Incumbent Resident Commissioner Jennifer Gonzalez (PNP/R), defeating Former Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila (PPD/D) by a wide margin (9.02%). Gonzalez received the most votes out of any candidate. She will become the first female and youngest resident commissioner to be re-elected to her seat.
Senate
Parties | District | At-large | Total seats | Composition | ±% | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
Popular Democratic Party (PPD) | 836,889 | 36.61% | 10 | 378,738 | 31.26% | 2 | 12 | 12 / 27
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New Progressive Party (PNP) | 859,719 | 37.62% | 6 | 383,766 | 33.07% | 4 | 10 | 10 / 27
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Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC) | 324,319 | 14.19% | 0 | 130,065 | 11.20% | 2 | 2 | 2 / 27
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Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) | 205,137 | 8.98% | 0 | 136,679 | 11.29% | 1 | 1 | 1 / 27
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Project Dignity (PD) | 59,189 | 2.59% | 0 | 88,716 | 7.33% | 1 | 1 | 1 / 27
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Independent | 0 | 0% | 0 | 69,810 | 5.76% | 1 | 1 | 1 / 27
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Total | 2,285,253 | 100.0 | 16 | 1,211,126 | 100.0 | 11 | 27 |
While the New Progressive Party lost their 2/3 majority, the Popular Democratic Party failed to get the 1/2 majority by two seats. This senate will be the most diverse, having at least one senator of each party, including one independent senator.
House of Representatives
Parties | District | At-large | Total seats | Composition | ±% | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
Popular Democratic Party (PPD) | 460,207 | 39.13% | 24 | 435,325 | 36.03% | 2 | 26 | 26 / 51
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New Progressive Party (PNP) | 460,484 | 39.16% | 16 | 408,869 | 33.84% | 5 | 21 | 21 / 51
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13 | |
Citizen's Victory Movement (MVC) | 130,993 | 11.14% | 0 | 154,971 | 12.83% | 2 | 2 | 2 / 51
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2 | |
Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) | 102,266 | 8.70% | 0 | 127,577 | 10.56% | 1 | 1 | 1 / 51
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Project Dignity (PD) | 18,790 | 1.60% | 0 | 81,360 | 6.73% | 1 | 1 | 1 / 51
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Independent | 3,277 | 0.28% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 / 51
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Total | 1,176,017 | 100.0 | 40 | 1,208,102 | 100.0 | 11 | 51 |
The New Progressive Party lost their 2/3 majority and the Popular Democratic Party gained enough seats to receive the 1/2 majority. This House of Representatives will be the most diverse, having at least one representative of each party.
Mayoral
PPD | PNP | PIP | MVC | PD | IND | Total |
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41 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
The Popular Democratic Party kept the majority of municipalities, but it lowered from 45 to 41. Many incumbent mayors lost their races after years in the position, like Ponce (12 years under PNP) and Humacao (20 years under PPD). The closest race was of Guánica, where both Ismael Rodríguez (PPD) and Edgardo Cruz (Ind) claimed victory. At the end, the Supreme Court confirmed Rodríguez as the winner.
Referendum
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes (▲) | 655,505 | 52.52% |
No (⬤) | 592,671 | 47.48% |
Valid votes | 1,248,176 | 96.82% |
Invalid or blank votes | 40,959 | 3.18% |
Total votes | 1,289,135 | 100% |
Registered voters and turnout | 2,355,894 | 54.72% |
The option of Yes won in the referendum, making the third time Statehood wins the majority of votes. The referendum will be non-binding, as the power to grant statehood lies with the United States Congress.